Magazine binder



Jan. 24, 1950 H. T. ARENDS 2,495,437

MAGAZINE BINDER Filed March 13, 1947 5 15.1. FIG. 1

INVENTOR. Herman 7. fire/70's v ATTOPNEYS Patented Jan. 24, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MAGAZINE BINDER Herman T. Arends, Highland Park, Mich.

Application March 13, 1947, Serial No. 734,481 2 Claims. (01. 129-23) The present invention relates to loose-leaf binders, that is, binders for magazines, pamphlets and single sheets to form a single Volume.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap, efficient binder that permits the binding of such articles without the necessity of previous careful preparation utilize ing expensive and not always accessible punching devices.

Another object is a binder that permits the binding of such articles in which the perforations may be nail holes or the like.

Other objects will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the operative portions of a binder made according to the present invention.

Fig. 2' is a view of one of the paper traversing elements.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view of the elements shown in Fig. 3 but in a different position.

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but of a slightly modified form.

In the drawing, the binder is shown as consisting of a suitable cover I!) having at each side of the back IDA, a strip II of suitable stiff durable material, such as metal, vulcanized fiber or other suitable material, hinged or fixed rigidly to the back IIIA.

Each of the strips I I will be provided with two or more spaced openings I2 preferably located along the median line and so located that each is opposite an opening in the other strip. These openings I2 are for the reception of wire elements I5, preferably piano wire, such as that shown in Fig. 2. Elements I5 consist of a straight shank having at one end a head formation preferably produced by flattening the shank a short distance from the end and leaving a portion of the shank at full diameter to provide the head. Such a head is shown at I5A with the flattened portion at I5B.

At the other end of the shank, the wire is bent at a right angle as at I6 and then bent up as at I! at a right angle to the plane of portions I5 and IS. The wire beyond is then bent downwardly as at I8 parallel to but spaced from portion II, the spacing being such that the parts I! and It will resiliently grip the edge of a strip II. The extreme end of part I8 may then be bent back along part It as a finishing expedient.

These elements I5 are inserted in the strips II as shown in Fig. 1. That is, the shank portion passes through both strips and then the element partially rotated so that the parts I1 and I8 grip the edge portion of the upper strip H and thereby maintain the element rigid with this particular strip. The free end of element I5 with the head I5A extending through the lower strip I I is then fixed against retraction by means of the device shown in detail in Figs. 4 to 6.

This device consists of a flat plate 20 having one end 20A turned up to act as a handle and as a stop for a slide 2 I.

The plate 2b is provided with a key-hole slot 203 so located that the slide 2|, when moved against stop 20A, will expose the entire slot and its enlarged end 200. When the head ISA on element I5 is passed through the portion 20C of the slot 203, it may be moved into the narrow portion of the slot and prevented from retraction by moving the slide 2I over the slot portion 200.

Figs. 3 and 5 show the locked and unlocked portions of the slide and element I5.

The modification shown in Fig. 7, shows a similar construction in which a single wire member IIO has its ends H5 bent at right angles to the main portion and parallel. These ends H5 will be headed as shown in Fig. 4 and held in the strips I I by similar plates 20.

In this form, the mid portion of the body of element III! is provided with a bent formation IIIIA gripping the edge of the strip II.

In preparing sheets, leaflets, and the like for mounting in the binder, the thin wires I5 and H5 may be used as punches for a few sheets. For magazines, however, a punch or nail will be driven through to provide for passage of the element I5 or H5.

After the material has been traversed by the wire element and the latter inserted in the second strip II, the plate 20 is then applied and locked.

Now having described the invention and the preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that said invention is to be limited, not to the specific details herein set forth, but only by the scope of the claims which follow.

I claim:

1. In a paper binder having a cover with binding strips secured at the sides of the back cover portion, a paper securing element consisting of piano wire having at one end a head and at the other end being bent at right angles and again bent to provide a resilient gripping means arranged at right angles to the first bent portion and adapted to grip one of said strips, said wire adapted to traverse both strips, and means cooperating with said head to prevent retraction.

2. In a paper binder having a cover with binding trips secured at the sides of the back cover portion, a paper securing element consisting of a piano wire shank having at one end a head and at the other end a portion bent at right angles, said portion being again bent at right angles to the plane of the before mentioned parts and back upon itself to provide a spring clip, said Wire element being adapted to traverse both of said strips and be fixed to one strip by means of said clip, and a slotted plate adapted to cooperate with said head to prevent retraction from the other strip.

HERMAN T. ARENDS.

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